Official Urges Age Use Of Clean Seed
Nelson Young of the Federal Department of Agriculture urges use of clean seed to reduce weed pressure and boost yields. Canada requires inspection, grading, and certification for registered and certified seeds, with non-pedigreed seeds offered in multiple weed-tolerance grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Young
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Plait Products Division
Plant Products Division
Department of Agriculture At
Ottawa
Crochet Pattern Adorable Jacket and Cap Set
A vintage crochet pattern offers a complete jacket in one piece and a matching cap, with optional ruffles for a girl. The spider web crochet method is pitched as 50 simple. Directions for Pattern 7252 require twenty five cents. stamps not accepted.
Alice Brooks Needlework Catalogue Offer
An advertisement invites readers to order a new Alice Brooks Needlework Catalogue for twenty-five cents. The booklet features illustrations and patterns for crochet, knitting, embroidery, and other handwork with a free pattern printed inside.
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Alice Brooks
Smile of the Week on Bus Stop Sparks Kitten Guess
During a 20 minute bus stop a man and his young son sat with a covered box. The boy asked if it held a boy or girl kitten and the father quipped that it was a male. The moment drew curious smiles from passengers as the chat ended with a playful punchline.
Expansion Seen In Whaling Industry On West Coast
Vancouver based Brit ish Columbia Packers Ltd expands its whaling fleet with two Norwegian killer boats Pelar V and Globe VII. The company now owns five killer boats and expects more jobs as production rises after a 250 whale catch in 1949 and 312 in the following year. A 10 man team ships the first vessel from Rio de Janeiro to Brazil with a company official traveling to Dakar for the second. The 250 ton Vessels are 160 feet long, steam powered, used in the Antarctic last year. Whale oil faces demand in Norway Denmark and Europe while meal markets grow in the United States. The Vancouver Island plant will employ 90, with 75 more in the fleet returning this season.
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Vancouver
British Columbia Packers Ltd
B.C
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Dakar
Africa
Antarctic
Norway
Denmark
United States
Vancouver Island
Girl Named Grand Champion at Kemptville Stock Show
Barbara Stewart of Lyn Ontario became the first girl to win the Grand Champion title in the 22 year history of the Kemptville Agricultural School Royal Show. She is in her first year at the school studying home economics.
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Kemptville, Ont
Kemptville Agricultural School Royal Show
Barbara Stewart
Lyn
Ont
Barbara
Landlord Leaves Houses To Tenants
In Swansea Wales David Henry Lewis visited the mine houses he owned each Friday collecting rents. Tenants urged him to sell, but he valued the properties at £750. The report notes his routine as he managed the premises.
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Swansea
Wales
Prim David Henry Lewis
Lewis
Familiar Doughnuts Make Homemade Treats Easy
Classic doughnuts and fritters described with home made appeal. The method uses one egg sugar sour milk melted lard and spices to form a rich batter. Mix bake fry until golden turn when the doughnuts rise to the surface and finish cooking.
Oddities in the News Entertains and Confuses Courtenay to Lowell
A British auditor general calls a comfort station a small building in Ottawa. A Boston dispatcher deploys 25 officers for 200 onlookers at a Roxbury fist fight between two girls. A Lisbon paper reports a man with hiccoughs vanishing when an interviewer arrives. An Atlanta surgeon removes an appendix and a swallowed pin. A Connecticut couple reports a missing car linked to a Nashua car, revealing a mistaken domestic car swap.
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Courtenay
B.C
Ottawa
Watson Sellar
Commons Public Accounts Committee
Boston Police Despatcher
Roxbury
Connecticut
Lowell
Mass
Nashua
Patriotic Cow in Nevada Gives Birth on Lincoln Birthday
Morris Oxborrow, a Nevada farmer, owns a cow with a left-side marking forming Abraham Lincoln. On Lincoln's birthday the cow delivered a calf, drawing local interest.
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Land
Morris Oxborrow
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Canadian fashion Nor folk jacket return by Joan Hanle
The casual Nor folk jacket reappears in soft suede cloth featuring a new saddlebag pocket design by designer Joan Hanle.
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Joan Hanle
Gem Wisdom on Character and Inner Truth
A collection of aphorisms from Aristotle Mary Baker Eddy Cicero and others. The quotes emphasize moral purpose sincerity self knowledge inner force and how character reveals true intent through deeds and words.
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Aristotle
Mary Baker Eddy
Outlaw Horse Revered in North West Mounted Police Tale
An outline of Colonel Steel's story describes a towering seventeen-hand horse nicknamed Rufus the Outlaw. Revered for looks and strength, the mount defied riders, earning its notorious title. A veterinary buyer and the seller warn of the creature's ferocity before potential use by police officials.
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F. W. Gershaw
Brooks
Alta
Colonel Steel
North West Mounted Police Force
Goliath
Broncos
Western Plains
Rufus the Outlaw
NHL Notes Show Second Period Powers Scoring Leaders
In the morning of March 10 NHL teams favor the middle stanza for goals. Detroit Red Wings lead with 72 of 199 second period goals while Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins also excel in the third period with strong finishes. Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers show varied period strengths as the season progresses.
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National Hockey League
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
Toronto
Montreal
Boston
N.H.L
Detroit
Wings
Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Leafs
Boston Bruins
Bruins
Hawks
Chicago
Broadway Blue Shirts
Montreal Canadiens
Helpful Hints for Home Maintenance and Leather Care
Practical guidance on plant soil care and wall preparation. Loosen soil lightly, fill wall cracks before painting, keep walls clean, dust with a long attachment weekly, avoid painting over damage, and do not use lacquer on leather. Recommend saddle soap and leather dressing for leather upkeep.
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Canada Dept. of Agriculture
Baby
Ovgice Brecks
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Francisco Caeiro
Evora
Portugal
Lisbon
Caeiro
Estelle Johnstone
Atlanta
Cicero
R. W. Clark
Bishop Warburton
Emerson
Outlaw Horse
Northwest Mounted
Willian
RCM. Police
N.H.L. Sport Notes
Bronco Busters
Buckskin Charlie
Sergeant Reilly
Rufus
Reilly
Scarlet
Pacific Northwest
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Robert H
E. @e BE. Panet
Winters
Panet
Robert Tyler Davis
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